Jack at 6 Years

Jack had a Harry Potter birthday party this year. 

Opening Hogwarts Lego present from Uncle Sean and Aunt Karen. 

Slip n' sliding after the party

Testing out Platform 9 3//4...

Jack graduated from Kinder in June. For the last 3 years he has had a wonderful teacher and class. He will continue to attend Montessori school but will be moving up to the lower elementary side of the school. It will be a whole new experience for all of us. We attempted to get Jack into a local magnet school that seems great and promising but it didn't work out. I am unsure how long we will continue to do the whole private school scene. We never really intended to do elementary school in any private school but it just kind of happened. Jack loves his school and we all have been very happy there so for now it is the perfect place for us. (Luca included who will be moving up to the Early Childhood program in the fall.) 

So Jack at 6 years old: 

1. Is a really good reader and his favorite book is Harry Potter 

2. Likes to eat at Rudy's, Fazoli's, and Cracker Barrel

3. Loves his school and has a great group of friends there

4. Likes to wear Sketchers and Crocs

5. Likes exploring outside and playing with water and dirt

6. Loves going to the country house and hanging out with cousin Penny

7. Has about a zillion legos

8. Gets car sick

9. Enjoys trips to the beach

10. Has a cool connection to my Dad and likes to sit outside and talk to grandpa about plants, cars or anything else that comes to mind

11. Just discovered video games and has been playing Super Mario Brothers on the wii 

12. And is saving his money and seeking out chores for payment to buy either a Nook or the Hogwarts Express Lego set (I am pushing for the nook...) 

Jack's character continues to be one of someone that tries to respect others. (as much as a 6 year old boy can..) He is ultra aware of fairness or the lack there of.. He tends to get his feelings hurt easily and is timid about trying new things. He excels when he is in a comfortable and familiar environment. We thank God for Jack and love everything about him. We look forward to this next year of his life. :) 

Resurrected...

It has been um.. a while. I stopped blogging some time ago. This summer Jack turned 6 and in a few weeks Luca will turn 3. It has come to my attention that because I stopped blogging I stopped capturing many of the day to day things that eventually fade our memory. So I hope to post occasionally for the purpose of documenting the lives of my babies and to update on our family happenings in general.

Bad Blog

For anyone that still checks in...So sorry to disappoint. I am a total blog failure. Ha! There is just no way that I can keep up with everything these days. School is really taking up most of my time. I love my family and I love my kids so any free time I do have....I try to spend it with them.

Luca is 19 months old and he is a hoot! He deserves a post of his own detailing all that he is doing.

Jack is 4 and a half and at times acts like a old man with all of his idiosyncrasies. Other times he acts younger than Luca!

Todd is working hard at the tenure process.

And I am simply trying to survive my last full semester of classes.

Well... let's see how long it is before the next brief update!

Pots and Pans

An activity intended for Luca, but enjoyed by both boys. :-)

Halloween

Our little family had a nice fall weekend. We enjoyed some much needed family time. We had a little BBQ, ate outdoors, carved a pumpkin, roasted some pumpkin seeds and watched a good football game. Here we have Sporticus and a Skunk completing the weekend with a little trick or treating.

Luca-15 Months

At 15 months Luca:

1. is little. At his 15 month appointment he weighed 19 lbs. He is the smallest in his Mother's Day Out class but totally the cutest! ;-)

2. is developing language daily. Words: Mama, Dada, cracker, up, get down, shoes, and choo choo..Baby talk: Bubu for bubbles, baba, for ball, da for dog, wawa for water, ticka, ticka for tickle, tickle and occasionally mimics things like thank you and go go. :-)

3. likes to eat waffles, pancakes, oatmeal, bacon, quesadillas, grilled cheese sandwiches, sometimes turkey, fishsticks, fruit, yogurt and raisins. (He is not a big meat or vegetable eater.) However, he is starting to try new things. His most recent items are broccoli, strawberries, oranges and couscous.

4. likes to read books, play with balls and cars, blow bubbles, play outside, sing songs, dance to fun music, and play with his big brother. (Their most recent fun time has been playing under the dining room table with an empty car seat box.. they play, giggle and scribble on the inside of the box. It is super cute.)

5. likes watching Baby Einstein's Baby Beethoven and requires us to watch it with him.

6. makes animal sounds for the cow, dog, lion, duck, rooster, and monkey

7. got bitten on the head by a girl at Mother's Day Out.

8. is totally a Momma's boy right now. Although this does not allow for me to eat, go to the bathroom or even walk in or of a room without him wanting me to carry him.... I know in the blink of an eye this phase will be gone so I am trying to embrace and love him as much as possible. He is quite the sweetie pie. :-)

Hello

Just a short hello and a background change for today. Note: I am not the butterfly type. Just the only thing I could find that kind of goes with our banner. I need a complete blog overhaul. In November that photo up there will be a whole year old!!